oh canada

the 4th of july is one of my favorite holidays.  

a day/week/weekend of sunshine.beers.grilling.friends.beach.fireworks.usalove

this year, the o's celebrated our great nation's birthday in a different way.

we flew to canada.

(at My Father's Moustache, an awesome bar in downtown Halifax)

mr. o is from that large country that sits over our heads, more specifically, the province of Nova Scotia. he actually only became a citizen of the US of A in 2010.  when he was about 11, his dad got a new job and they shipped off to alabama.  if ever there was such thing as culture change, that was it.  while it may have been difficult for awhile, he can switch from a southern to canadian accent and back again between sentences and i think that's a pretty neat party trick.

some of ryan's extended family still resides in Nova Scotia so we decided to fully utilize the quiet week at work and go up for a visit.  

if you've never been to Nova Scotia, i highly recommend that you go.  it's lush with greenery, amazingly beautiful coastlines, great food, friendly people, and the list goes on.  i got to see the house that ryan grew up in, we spent a day/night in downtown Halifax touring around, a day at Peggy's Cove to see the famous lighthouse, and the last two days relaxing at his uncle's lake house just north of Halifax.  most importantly, i finally got to meet ryan's cousins, who are fantastic, and spend some quality time with his aunt and uncle who are the sweetest and most gracious hosts. 

sounds like a good trip, eh?